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Instructions

Getting started

Click "Settings..." to change the way the drill works — you can control which chord functions you'll be asked (see the groups listed below), in which keys, and if sounds will play.
Click "Start Drill" to see your first question.
You'll see a blank staff, and the name of a chord function. You'll hear a basic IV V I chord progression to establish the key, then the chord you'll need to build.
Add in the notes to make the chord one at a time, by clicking on the note button you need, then clicking on the staff.
If you get it right, you'll get another chord to build. If you try adding a wrong note the drill will "shake", and you can try again.
Hints: you can click "Play chord" to hear the chord, or "Give up" to see the answer and go on to the next question.
When you're done working, click "Stop Drill".

Using your keyboard

You can quickly choose the note you need using the keys 1-5:
1 = double-flat, 2 = flat, 3 = natural, 4 = sharp, 5 = double-sharp.

The chord functions

MAJOR	MINOR
Diatonic triads
I ii iii IV V vi vii^o	i ii ii^o III IV iv V v VI vii^o VII
Diatonic seventh chords
I⁷ ii⁷ iii⁷ IV⁷ V⁷ vi⁷ vii^ø7	i⁷ ii^ø7 III⁷ iv⁷ V⁷ v⁷ VI⁷ vii^o7
Secondary dominant chords
V/ii V/iii V/V V/vi V⁷/ii V⁷/iii V⁷/IV V⁷/V V⁷/vi	V/iv V/V V/VII V⁷/III V⁷/iv V⁷/V V⁷/VI V⁷/VII
Secondary leading tone chords
vii^o/ii vii^o/iii vii^o/IV vii^o/V vii^o/vi vii^o7/ii vii^o7/iii vii^o7/IV vii^ø7/IV vii^o7/V vii^ø7/V vii^o7/vi	vii^o/ii vii^o/iv vii^o/V vii^o/VI vii^o/VII vii^o7/III vii^o7/iv vii^o7/V vii^o7/VI vii^ø7/VI vii^o7/VII vii^ø7/VII
Borrowed chords
i ii^o ii^ø7 bIII iv bVI bVII N	I vi N
Augmented 6th chords
It⁺⁶ Fr⁺⁶ Gr⁺⁶	It⁺⁶ Fr⁺⁶ Gr⁺⁶

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The chord functions

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